Phonoreception

//ˌfəʊnə(ʊ)ɹɪˈsɛpʃn̩// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The perception of sound by animals through specialized sense organs; hearing. uncountable

Etymology

From phono- + reception.

Related phrases

sense organ

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